Serotonin Receptors in Hippocampus

Serotonin is an ancient molecular signal and a recognized neurotransmitter brainwide distributed with particular presence in hippocampus. Almost all serotonin receptor subtypes are expressed in hippocampus, which implicates an intricate modulating system, considering that they can be localized as au...

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Main Authors: Laura Cristina Berumen, Angelina Rodríguez, Ricardo Miledi, Guadalupe García-Alcocer
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/823493
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author Laura Cristina Berumen
Angelina Rodríguez
Ricardo Miledi
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description Serotonin is an ancient molecular signal and a recognized neurotransmitter brainwide distributed with particular presence in hippocampus. Almost all serotonin receptor subtypes are expressed in hippocampus, which implicates an intricate modulating system, considering that they can be localized as autosynaptic, presynaptic, and postsynaptic receptors, even colocalized within the same cell and being target of homo- and heterodimerization. Neurons and glia, including immune cells, integrate a functional network that uses several serotonin receptors to regulate their roles in this particular part of the limbic system.
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spelling doaj-art-d689c8b3e9e04019a360dbd6d2bc9b572025-02-03T05:57:21ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2012-01-01201210.1100/2012/823493823493Serotonin Receptors in HippocampusLaura Cristina Berumen0Angelina Rodríguez1Ricardo Miledi2Guadalupe García-Alcocer3Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Centro Universitario S/N, Cerro de las Campanas, Querétaro 76010, MexicoFacultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Centro Universitario S/N, Cerro de las Campanas, Querétaro 76010, MexicoInstituto de Neurobiología, Universidad Nacional de México, Campus Juriquilla, Querétaro 76230, MexicoFacultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, Centro Universitario S/N, Cerro de las Campanas, Querétaro 76010, MexicoSerotonin is an ancient molecular signal and a recognized neurotransmitter brainwide distributed with particular presence in hippocampus. Almost all serotonin receptor subtypes are expressed in hippocampus, which implicates an intricate modulating system, considering that they can be localized as autosynaptic, presynaptic, and postsynaptic receptors, even colocalized within the same cell and being target of homo- and heterodimerization. Neurons and glia, including immune cells, integrate a functional network that uses several serotonin receptors to regulate their roles in this particular part of the limbic system.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/823493
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